bristly bearberry vs Nettle Rash

Arctostaphylos columbiana compared with Leptosphaeria acuta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bristly bearberry	Nettle Rash
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Dothideomycetes (Dothideomycetes)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Pleosporales (Pleosporales)
Family	Ericaceae	Leptosphaeriaceae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Leptosphaeria
Species	Arctostaphylos columbiana	Leptosphaeria acuta

Conservation Status

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

Nettle Rash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bristly bearberry	Nettle Rash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bristly bearberry

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Canada.

Nettle Rash

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

bristly bearberry

The Bristly bearberry (Arctostaphylos columbiana) is a species in the genus Arctostaphylos. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.